The Local Spin: From New York and to New York

By GEORGE V. NOSTRAND

This week I’m here to tell you about a band from New York City coming to Vermont, and a band from Vermont going to New York City.

Clayton Sabine is a musician and a band (or a musician with a band) from the Brattleboro area, who I got to see perform this summer at Roots on the River in Bellows Falls.

Clayton has an appealing pop-rock vocal quality and his band is top-notch. The show is at a place called Spike Hill in Williamsburg, N.Y. (www.spikehill.com).

I got an e-mail from my friend Aaron Chesley, who plays guitar in the band, saying that while they were excited to play for some “Brooklyn hipsters,” they would really love to see some familiar Vermont faces.

To learn more about the band visit www.claytonsabine.com or visit www.myspace.com/claytonsabine. They go on at 10 tonight, so you’ve got time if you get going …

Coming to Vermont from New York City this weekend is another band I’ve had the pleasure of seeing recently.

Luminescent Orchestrii will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Paramount Theatre’s The Brick Box for an all-ages show. This is their third venture into the Rutland scene, and I hope they continue to keep us on their list of fun places to play.

Permit me to digress a second here … There are people who are happy and content to hear Mustang Sally and any number of Skynyrd tunes every weekend for the rest of their lives.

I’ve been told I should not alienate those folks, so I won’t. But I will say that I believe there are also those out there (even a few Skynyrd fans) who like to see something new and different from time to time.

Luminescent Orchestrii is not your run of the mill band. They play a mix of klezmer, Eastern European music, polkas and punk. You’ll hear resophonic guitars, bullhorn harmonicas and some absolutely amazing fiddle playing.

They have not only toured the U.S. and Europe, but also spent a summer in Romania, immersing themselves in Gypsy music.

Going to see them won’t just be a show; it will be an experience and an education.

Tickets for this performance are general admission and cost $15 the day of the show. More information is available at www.millionshares.com or by calling 786-4987. The Harry Jingles Band will be the opener for this show.

If you had a chance to catch 35th Parallel at either the Summer Concert Series in Main Street Park or at the Rutland Long Trail Fest, and you liked what you saw, or heard, or both — they will be in Middlebury on Friday at a place called 51 Main at the Bridge.

I hadn’t heard of this venue so I checked it out on the Web (http://community.middlebury.edu/~fiftyone) and it looks pretty cool. Check it out and check out the boys from Parallel at 8 p.m. Friday. Admission to the concert is free.

This week’s “Local Song In My Head” is “WQRZ” by Phil Henry. Kind of timely, but not really on purpose — it’s just been stuck there for a while. I don’t know how it happened, but I think somehow I’ve turned into a “Phil-Head.” Hear it yourself along with some other great stuff at www.myspace.com/philhenrymusic.

… and by George, keep supporting live, local music!

George Nostrand is a local musician and rabble-rouser who keeps you in on the in every Thursday.

Give me some Spin! What’s going on with your band, your venue, or your cousin’s uncle’s brother’s band? If it’s musical and it’s happening in the Rutland area I want to hear about it. Send me an e-mail at localspin@gmail.com